Illinois ladies facing bc

Lovely day here and we have been having almost un-seasonably cool days and nights.  Boy this may just bring on Fall in a big way much faster than we care to have it. 

Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that I'll go to work in a while and not be back until Sunday afternoon.  Makes for a great payday, but I do miss spending time with all of you and finding the quotes I hope you will enjoy.  Never fear though --- I'll be back as soon as I can. 

Blessings,

Jackie

Hello Everyone!!

Jackie -- things in Naperville are actually rainy today. Yeay!! My flowers and grass is very happy. And, unfortunately, I do not know of any "Linda s" that I can think of. Is she a Breast Cancer Survivor? I live on the Southeast side of Naperville. I've been here, along with my husband and three kids, for thirty years! It's really grown so much since we first moved here. But we've raised our family here with great schools, amazing community, and have developed amazing friendships.

Oh well, it's the weekend! Time to spend as much as you can with the ones that you love!❤️❤️

Bev

Jackie, I THINK you introduced me to Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. I may be wrong. If not, you remind me so much of his proactive approach to life and living. I am sad to hear he died.

On a happier note, today is Rita's (our founder) birthday.Happy Birthday, Rita! You truly are a remarkable lady.

Susan

Susan, I think you may be right, but even if not the world has lost a great spiritual man.  Not everyone who is spiritual chooses to stand up and shout it out to the world.  I'm sure some part of him ( very un-assuming ) knew that for many of us he filled in so many, many blanks and gave us a reason not to doubt our own personal knowingness about our spirituality and intuition.  He may have stepped ( hopefully, quite peacefully ) to the other side but he left much behind of himself to continue to treasure. 

I think Alan Cohen is another ( still with us ) who is very insightful.

Rita --  I hope your birthday was as fantastic as you have always been.

Blessings,

Jackie

Congrats to you, Lago! Celebrate indeed.

Happy Birthday, Rita. Hope you are doing something fun today.

Thanks you, Jackie for always keeping this thread going.

Oops, I forgot to say way to go Lago!!! Most of us have had some pretty neat milestones in life, and this is right up there with the best.  Let it stay like this forever.

Jackie

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside. ~ Denis Waitley

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful
beyond measure.  It is our Light, not our
Darkness, that most frightens us.  We ask
ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?  Actually, who are you NOT to be?  You are a child of God.  Your playing small does not serve the
World.  There is nothing enlightened
about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.  We were born to make manifest the glory of
God that is within us.  It is not just in
some of us; it is in everyone.  As we let
our own Light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the
same.  As we are liberated from our own
fear, our presence automatically liberates others.  -Marianne
Williamson

Great news, lago. I'm a little less than a year behind you. Amazing how the time flies.

Happy birthday, Rita. I think it is amazing how you still check in. Also, Jackie's commitment to this thread is remarkable.

Dang, just happy it is Friday and there is a three day weekend!

Sorry I'm late. Somehow missed this thread for days.

If you can accept the flow
 of life and give in to it,
 you will be accepting what is real.
 Only when you accept what is real
 can you live with it in peace
 and happiness.  The alternative
 is a struggle that will never end
 because it is a struggle with
 the unreal, with a mirage of life
 instead of life itself.

 Deepak Chopra

hbcheryl I remember that fall. I took out my band aids and anti bacterial kit. It happens. I have had 2 falls since April. First one took me to the emergency room with stitches in my chin. Had a bandage taped to my chin as I drove myself. LOL Last one was 2 weeks ago… both times in the same running shoes. I tossed them out after the 2nd fall.

BTW I have photos

We can stop waiting for life to become perfect and start working with
what we’ve got to make it as satisfying as we can.  We can accept, bless, give thanks, and get
going.  Today, we can begin to call forth
the riches from our everyday life. 
Procrastination has robbed us of too many precious opportunities.  Call a friend for lunch, begin to read or
even write that novel, organize your papers. 
Try a new recipe for dinner, smile at everyone you meet, sit and dream
before a blazing fire, pick up your needlepoint again, act as if you’re
grateful to be alive, scatter joy.  Think
of one thing that would give you a genuine moment of pleasure today and do
it.  -Sarah Ban
Breathnach

Find out where joy resides, and give
it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all.

~Robert Louis Stevenson

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.  All sorts of things occur to help that would never otherwise have occurred.  A stream of events issues from the decision, raising unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no person could have dreamt would have come his or her way.

W. H. Murray